Released June 10, 1997 Recorded 1996 | Format CD single Length 4:32 | |
Genre Hip hop, R&B, Dirty rap Label Atlantic Records/Queen Bee Entertainment | ||
"Crush on You" is a single by Lil' Kim from her debut album and features fellow Junior M.A.F.I.A. members Lil' Cease & The Notorious B.I.G.. It peaked at number 23 in the UK Singles Chart and number 1 on the US Rap Chart. The original album version had Lil' Cease rapping alone, while the single version featured him with Lil' Kim. Luther Campbell, Aaliyah and Sheek Louch of The LOX are featured in the music video. The song contains a sample of Jeff Lorber Fusion's "Rain Dance" from their 1979 album Water Sign.
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Background
The song was meant to be a duet between Kim and Lil' Cease from the beginning, but after filming the video for her debut single "No Time", Kim fell pregnant, she would later decide to abort. After this, Kim took a musical hiatus. This resulted in the album version of the song featuring just Lil' Cease. The single version, retitled as a remix, features Kim.
The "Crush on You" (Remix) was never featured on the "Crush on You" single, it was only featured on the "Not Tonight" single.
In 2013, Ariana Grande sampled the song for her single "Right There" featuring Big Sean, which appears on her debut album Yours Truly. The song reached 84 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Music video
The music video for "Crush on You" is noted as being the first video to feature the colored wigs that Kim became known for. The theme for the video, the changing floor colors, was based on the film The Wiz. After deciding on the theme, Kim and her stylist thought that her outfits should change to match the floor color, with Kim adding that she should wear wigs to match as well. The video consists of four coloured set ups, blue, yellow, green and red with Kim's outfits and wigs changing throughout to match.
Additionally, singer Aaliyah makes a cameo appearance in the music video.
Formats and track listings
- "Crush on You" (Squeaky Clean Radio Edit) - 4:00
- "Crush on You" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix - Short / Clean) - 5:39
- "Crush on You" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix - Instrumental) - 7:03
- "Crush on You" (Aim Remix) - 4:33
- "Crush on You" (Aim Instrumental) 4:33
- "Crush on You" (Acapella) 4:32